Judith Hall (Gardner, 1957) A highly successful flautist, Judith has been the Principal Flautist of the Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden, and guest Principal Flautist of the London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia, English Chamber Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra and English National Opera. Judith Gardner (1957) enrolled as a Boarder at Â鶹ÊÓƵ School in early 1956 to complete her Leaving Certificate. In her last year at the School, Judith was a (Boarding) House Prefect and a member of the A Hockey Team. For her excellent results in the Leaving Certificate she was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship to study at the University of New England and later Melbourne University where she completed a Bachelor of Arts. After hearing Judith play the flute with an ensemble group, the French flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal invited her to play on a televised masterclass. He subsequently suggested she become a professional musician. She moved to France to study with him before moving to London to play professionally. She has lived in the UK ever since. Judith has been Principal Flautist with many orchestras, has been a soloist in concertos, and has also performed with chamber groups such as the Koenig, Endymion, Lontano and Composers’ Ensembles, Skampa and Divertimento Quartets and Skylark Quintet, performing in the UK and Europe, with much of it being recording for the BBC. She has also been heard in many UK and International Festivals, with many tours funded by the British Council. With funds from the UK Arts Council, Judith commissioned many new pieces for flute, including Jonathan Lloyd’s virtuoso theatre piece The Apprentice’s Sorcery, broadcast by the BBC from the Cheltenham International Festival. Although now in her 80s, Judith still teaches the flute and the Alexander Technique and is a member of Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique.